Villa announces £35m signing of Arsenal target Buendia

Another twist in

Arsenal

summer transfer plans is that their long-time playmaker favorite, 

Emi Buendia

, has officially joined 

Aston Villa 

for a

Norwich

club-record fee of £35 million ($50m) plus add-ons.

Joining

Arsenal

on loan in January, Martin Odegaard quickly established himself as a key player in

Mikel Arteta's

plans. However, Madrid’s £51.6m price tag put the 22-year-old out of the reach of Arsenal. Having keen to add a creative player for

Odegaard’s

role in

Mikel Arteta’s

plans, they turned back to the then-Norwich Argentine star, Buendia.

However,

Aston Villa

has officially confirmed the signing of the player, who led Norwich back to Premier League, in a statement.

The statement on

Aston Villa’s

:

"Aston Villa and Norwich City have reached an agreement for the transfer of Emiliano Buendia,"

"As Emiliano is currently in the Argentina national team’s biosecure bubble, preparing for a World Cup qualifying match with Colombia on Tuesday evening, he will undergo a medical and complete the transfer after the game."

The

Canaries

themselves published their own statement, adding

: "Final confirmation of the transfer will follow upon completion of the player’s medical."

Having been relegated from the Premier League in the 2019/20 season, the 24-year-old creative

Argentine

star was essential in their bouncing back by gaining automatic Championship promotion.

Joining

Norwich

from

Getafe

in 2018 for a €1.50m fee,

Buendia

has registered 15 and 17 assists in his 39 Championship appearances this season.

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